Description

Robotic arms are excellent for performing pick and place operations such as placing small electronic components on circuit boards, as well as large boxes on pallets. A pick and place operation will require at least 5 points:

1. A home or safe location

2. A position above the object

3. A position at the object

4. A position above the drop off

5. A position at the drop off

In this activity you will learn how to make a basic Pick and Place operation in blockly. Through this activity you will learn how to program the robot in DobotLab software to move and turn on its suction cup in blockly.

Resources

Dobot Magician Curriculum V3.2

The curriculum comes as one large pdf file with links to all activities and resources in the table of contents, or you can download the following files separately. If you download the complete curriculum, all these files are at the end in the resources section. Just click on the table of contents, choose the resource you want, and you’ll jump right to the actual document.

Download Activity 1.3 Block-Pick & Place

Just this activity as a PDF file, and not the whole curriculum.

Field Templates

These are PDF pintables that allow you to place the robot on the paper and complete activities more accurately. Designed by us to work with the Dobot Magician.

Hanson’s Attempt

Test: Activity 1.3 Block Pick & Place

See it in Action

Start the Activity

Download Activity 1.3 Block-Pick & Place

⏱ 20–30 Minutes

Mode: BLOCKLY

Level: ⭐

The Challenge

Robotic pick-and-place systems are used throughout manufacturing to move everything from tiny electronic components to heavy packages. To complete a successful pick-and-place operation, the robot must move through a sequence of precise positions.

Program the Dobot Magician using Blockly to complete a fully automated pick-and-place operation. As you work through the activity, you’ll learn how industrial robots use programmed positions and sequences to perform precise, repeatable tasks in modern manufacturing.

What You Will Learn and Need

Learn

Robot positioning
Pick-and-place sequencing
Blockly programming
Suction cup control
Manufacturing automation

Need

Dobot Magician
EoAT – Suction Cup
Field Template (See Resources)

Real-World Connection

Pick-and-place robots are used in electronics manufacturing, food packaging, warehouse automation, and automotive assembly to move products quickly and accurately.